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Course plan 1. Vocabulary for selected topics 2. Vocabulary for selected topics 3. Resources; dictionaries 4. Scientific texts 5. Charts and graphs 6. Reading strategies 7. Reading strategies 8. Paraphrasing

9. Describing a process 10. Writing an abstract 11. Presentation 12 9. Describing a process 10. Writing an abstract 11. Presentation 12. Presentation 13. Presentation

Textbook: Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo McEntire and Jessica Williams (Cambridge University Press, 2009) Student’s Book ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5 Worksheets given by a teacher

1.-2. Vocabulary for selected topics The business and sustainability (vocabulary of the environmental chemistry) Textbook 113-121 The vocabulary of numbers Textbook 84-86

3. Resources; dictionaries Working with dictionaries Worksheets

4. Scientific texts Article Book Thesis Poster Blog Academic paper

Scientific paper/Research paper Academic paper – academic journals, original research results, reviews of existing results… Term paper – secondary school or university students Thesis or disertation – candidature for a degree or professional qualification, the author's research and findings, university students,…

Elements of a Research Paper Abstract/Summary Introduction Methods and materials used Findings Discussion Conclusion References

Skills for the twenty-first Century, Textbook 72-79 Worksheets

5. Charts and graphs Represent data Types Line graph Bar charts Pictograms Pie charts

Line graphs – a series of points, straight lines, often used to show a trend over a period of time Bar charts – heights of the bars – frequency of the result

Pictograms — pictures, needs a key Pie charts — different-sized sectors of a circle

Worksheet http://www. bbc. co Worksheet http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/handling_data/representing_data/revise2.shtml Information in graphs and charts, Textbook 100-105

6. Reading strategies Ethical reporting, Textbook 30-34

6. Reading strategies Ethical reporting, Textbook 30-34

7. Reading strategies The Teenage Brain, Textbook 216-221

8. Paraphrasing Saying something in your own words Renovation of the original idea Your own input Plagiarism Proper citation Ethical writing

Paraphrising highly technical language – difficult The more technical language, the less space for a real paraphrasing.

Worksheet http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/plagiarism/paraphrasing%20highly%20technical.html

9. Describing a process Typical verbs The passive form of the verb widely used Link words Method - how something is done Position - where something happens Purpose – why something happens

Worksheets

10. Writing an abstract Paper or article first (a guide for writing your abstract) Abstract Short (APA style manual – 150 to 250 words) Written as only one paragraph, includes the most important elements

The same order as your paper (a brief summary of the Introduction, a summary of the Method, Results and Discussion sections of your paper).

11.-13. Presentation Students’ presentations

www. grchurstville. bmcc. education. nsw. gov. au/english_text_types www.grchurstville.bmcc.education.nsw.gov.au/english_text_types.htm www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm http://psychology.about.com/od/apastyle/ht/abstract.htm http://www.uefap.com/writing/function/process.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/handling_data/representing_data/revise2.shtml http://www.paraphrasing.co.uk/ http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/plagiarism/paraphrasing%20highly%20technical.html